chattel
English
/ˈtʃæt.əl/, [-ɾɫ]
noun
Definitions
- Tangible, movable property.
- A slave.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chatel borrowed from Old French chatel derived from Latin capitāle, capitālis (of the head, capital, deadly).
Origin
Latin
capitālis
Gloss
of the head, capital, deadly
Kanji
畿, 資
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- capital English
- chattelhood English
- chattelism English
- chattelship English
- capitale Latin
- capitāle Latin
- capitālis Latin
- capitānus Latin
- capitale Italian
- kapitaal Dutch, Flemish
- capital French
- капита́л Russian
- capital Spanish, Castilian
- caudal Spanish, Castilian
- caudaloso Spanish, Castilian
- capital Portuguese
- kapitalny Polish
- capital Middle English
- chatel Middle English
- chatel Old French
- chetel Old French
- cabdal Catalan, Valencian
- capital Catalan, Valencian
- capitalj Aromanian
- capital Romansh
- capitala Romansh
- chapital Romansh
- chapitala Romansh
- chapitela Romansh
- chapitêl Romansh
- tgapitala Romansh
- capital Asturian
- capitâl Friulian
- cabdal Old Spanish
- catel xno
- ekaññetstse Tocharian B
- ekaññeṣṣe Tocharian B
- ekaññi Tocharian B
- captel ONF.
- *ekäñye- Proto-Tocharian